Hard landing Incident BAe Hawk Mk 120 253, Thursday 27 March 2014
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Date:Thursday 27 March 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAWK model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
BAe Hawk Mk 120
Owner/operator:South African Air Force - SAAF
Registration: 253
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:AFB Makhado -   South Africa
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:AFB Makhado
Destination airport:AFB Makhado
Narrative:
The trainer jet sustained a hard landing, which damaged the landing gear, causing a portion of the gear to break off. The aircraft then slid along the runway before coming to a halt.
The pilot was not injured.

Sources:

http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7327

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Mar-2014 19:18 gerard57 Added
29-Mar-2014 19:19 harro Updated [Aircraft type, ]
18-Aug-2015 19:25 Aerossurance Updated [Registration, ]

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